Electric vehicles are an important piece of our clean energy future. They cut greenhouse gas emissions by about 75 percent compared to conventional vehicles, they enable customers to lower their driving costs -- even with low gas prices -- and they keep money in the local economy by reducing sales of imported oil. Allowing electric vehicle direct sales simply gives consumers more access to these clean vehicles and their benefits.

Emily Lewis O'Brien, Salem

The writer is a Policy Analyst at Acadia Center and an author of the "Direct Sales of Electric Vehicles in Connecticut" report.